Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych urged Ukrainians to hold referendums in each region of the country during his appeal to the Ukrainian nation. ...

The police reportedly detained the head of Naftogaz Ukraine, Yevgeniy B., as part of investigations into corruption schemes in the gas industry, the Ukrainian news agency TSN reported, March 21, citing The Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, Arsen Avakov. ...

The leader of the Russian liberal democratic political party LDPR, Vladimir Zhyrinovsky, announed that Poland, Hungary and Romania could share the territory of Ukraine between them, the Ukrainian daily media Fakty.ua wrote March 24. ...

The President of the Bosnian Serb Republic Milorad Dodik approved Crimea’s declaration of independence while continuing to question Kosovo's independence, Serbian news wire Tanjug reported, March 19. ...

Following the Russian President’s signing of the treaty to annex Crimea on March 16, Russia closed its borders to Ukrainian citizens from three regions of Ukraine, the Ukrainian media Gazeta.ua wrote March 20. ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated unequivocally that Crimea belongs to Russia on March 18. ...

Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash, a key-player in Russian-Ukrainian gas trade, may be released from custody in Vienna today on a bail of EUR 125 mln, a record sum for the Austrian judicial system, the Ukrainian daily media Gazeta.ua wrote March 18. ...

More than 96 percent of Crimea voters chose accession to Russia, according to referendum results released March 17, the Russian daily Kommersant wrote March 17. ...

Massive clashes between protesters in Donetsk may be followed by the closing of the Russian-Ukrainian border, the Ukrainian media Fakty.ua said, citing the leader of the Ukrainian nationalist political party Svoboda, Oleg Tyagnybok, March 14. ...

An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians expressed a positive attitude toward the possible impeachment of ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian daily Liga.net wrote March 12. ...